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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Bed & ISA

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